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Tampa Bay Newspapers is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Lee Zumpe.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
The Librarians (2025) Lee Zumpe The Librarians is unpleasant, but necessary viewing for anyone who doesn’t recognize that we’re standing on a very dangerous precipice.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
V/H/S Halloween (2025) Lee Zumpe V/H/S/Halloween is an inconsistent but generally entertaining addition to the franchise, with some exceedingly terrifying moments, a reasonable amount of dread, and periodic moments of morbid humor.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Within the Pines (2024) Lee Zumpe For those willing to watch — and listen — closely, "Within the Pines" is a riveting display of tension that evokes primal fear and grim tenacity.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) Lee Zumpe It is an upsetting 97 minutes that needs to be seen.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Frankenstein (2025) Lee Zumpe Out of necessity, del Toro gives us an abbreviated version — but in doing so, he also manages to expand the story and offer new revelations.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Hedda (2025) Lee Zumpe Thompson leans into the character’s self-centeredness. She shows no sign of genuine empathy, though she sometimes feigns compassion to manipulate those around her.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Predator: Badlands (2025) Lee Zumpe Predator: Badlands is a relentless high-energy, action-packed sci-fi thriller that expands franchise mythology and isn’t afraid to take narrative risks.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Beldham (2024) Lee Zumpe Gulner’s directorial debut is a chilling, dizzying descent into a chaotic maelstrom of fear, withdrawal, and grief.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Train Dreams (2025) Lee Zumpe Bentley expresses this story in the form of surreal, idealized panoramic memories — the axiomatic flashing of life before one’s eyes as death approaches.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Jingle Bell Heist (2025) Lee Zumpe Jingle Bell Heist is better than it should be, given its disposition as a holiday-themed heist movie — which is made abundantly clear by the film’s title.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) Lee Zumpe It deconstructs and transmutes a bizarre mélange of genres to spawn a giallo-spattered pulpy arthouse surreality that defies orthodox explanation.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Lee Zumpe Johnson has mastered this formula without falling victim to repetition and routine.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Blue Moon (2025) Lee Zumpe Hawke inhabits this tortured soul who is both an inspired virtuoso and a vulnerable, lonely individual who believes he is unlovable.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Fackham Hall (2025) Lee Zumpe The script relies on overused gags, stale slapstick, juvenile double entendre, and toilet humor — or would that be loo humor, given the British setting?
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Goodbye June (2025) Lee Zumpe The friction feels artificial, contrived to generate obligatory epiphanies and weepy reconciliations.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Greenland 2: Migration (2026) Lee Zumpe The script makes little effort to develop emotional engagement. It’s possible that the audience is expected to understand how strong the familial bond is between the Garritys since it was so skillfully represented in the previous film.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Grizzly Night (2026) Lee Zumpe The talented cast fills in the blanks for us, from the family dynamic that makes the surgeon’s role so meaningful to the friendships that offer support in the face of calamity.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Dracula (2025) Lee Zumpe Dracula" — developed with the working title "Dracula: A Love Tale" — blends folklore, history, star-crossed love, and gothic horror to deliver a vivid, spellbinding re-imagining that is both spiritedly daring and elegantly wistful.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Secret Agent (2025) Lee Zumpe [The film] is an immersive work that intertwines multiple plot threads, introduces fascinating and vivid characters, and presents its subject matter in an unconventional, anarchic configuration.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) Lee Zumpe ["Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die"] is an ecstatic, wonderfully weird spectacle and a startlingly dark take on a bleak cyberpunk future.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Dreadful (2026) Lee Zumpe Dripping with gothic ambiance and an eerie, foreboding tone, "The Dreadful" ultimately falls victim to an uneven, tedious plot.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Bluff (2026) Lee Zumpe For a genre that has traditionally imparted fast-paced action, romanticized adventure, and charming heroes, this execution lacks elation, warmth and allure.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Hoppers (2026) Lee Zumpe "Hoppers" is thoughtful and introspective, with a perfect mix of compassion and humor.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (2026) Lee Zumpe It is a compelling, albeit nightmare-inducing, documentary.
Posted Mar 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Freaky Tales (2024) Lee Zumpe Even though it periodically loses narrative focus and flaunts its eccentricities in ways that are more self-satisfied than subtle, “Freaky Tales” — almost inexplicably — turns out to be a delicious slice of chaotic weirdness.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Shaman (2024) Lee Zumpe There is ambition and imagination behind “Shaman,” but just as it gets interesting it seems to go off the rails.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Eenie Meanie (2025) Lee Zumpe Interwoven in the film’s one-last-job narrative are strikingly complex characters with tragic flaws. Individually and in their relationships, these characters are absorbing and nuanced.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
What We Hide (2025) Lee Zumpe “What We Hide” is full of exceptional performances, with Grace bringing depth and breadth of emotion to the role of Spider.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
The Thursday Murder Club (2025) Lee Zumpe Ultimately, it is Mirren, Brosnan, Kingsley and Imrie that make this adaptation work.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Strange Harvest (2024) Lee Zumpe Even those who are aware that the story is a work of fiction can easily suspend their disbelief and plunge into the eerie atmosphere and high strangeness.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Night of the Reaper (2025) Lee Zumpe Much like David Lynch ripped the idyllic façade off suburban life to reveal the dreadfulness and depravity beneath the surface, Christensen presents the viewer with a deceptive veneer that quickly bubbles and cracks.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Sunday Best (2023) Lee Zumpe This documentary is more than just a nostalgic walk down memory lane: [Sacha] Jenkins reminds us of the opposition Sullivan faced even at the height of his popularity.
Posted Aug 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Novocaine (2025) Lee Zumpe “Novocaine” is grisly but fun, intense but sweet, and preposterously entertaining.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Electric State (2025) Lee Zumpe Those who anticipate a faithful adaptation of Stålenhag’s source material may be disappointed, if not irritated.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
A Cursed Man (2024) Lee Zumpe “A Cursed Man” doesn’t live up to its promise, mainly because the director’s motivations never feel as authentic as the testimony of his interviewees.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
A Minecraft Movie (2025) Lee Zumpe As I was clicking off a list of things I didn’t like about the movie, my daughter interrupted me, saying, “yeah, but it was fun.” I can’t argue with that: “A Minecraft Movie” is fun.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Amateur (2025) Lee Zumpe Despite its shortcomings, “The Amateur” is quietly entertaining as a cerebral exploration of grief and retribution.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024) Lee Zumpe There is so much to appreciate here — from the brilliant acting to the evocative cinematography that at times recollects Alan Parker’s style.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Fréwaka (2024) Lee Zumpe Fréwaka is an ambitious, unsettling work of art that is as effective at surveying the intricacies of its characters’ relationships as it is at dragging viewers into very dark and claustrophobic situations.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Thunderbolts* (2025) Lee Zumpe It is dark in a way that feels uniquely relevant, tackling issues such as grief and trauma in a relatable, thoughtful way.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Lee Zumpe Blichfeldt simultaneously eviscerates toxic beauty culture and condemns the tyranny of unreasonable expectations placed upon women. In true Grand-Guignol style, “The Ugly Stepsister” is unsettlingly gruesome and artfully funny.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Severed Sun (2024) Lee Zumpe “The Severed Sun” desperately needs better narrative structure, context, and a readiness to subvert and reformat familiar horror tropes. But it is still worth checking out, especially if you relish folk horror.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Lee Zumpe It is an unrestrained exercise in exhilarating grandiosity, pushing its lead character Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) into progressively more dire and dangerous situations while simultaneously celebrating the high points of the film series.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Lost in Starlight (2025) Lee Zumpe Given its limited strengths, “Lost in Starlight” is likable, but unmemorable.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) Lee Zumpe Relentless, gory and action-packed, “Predator: Killer of Killers” maintains a breakneck pace, allotting just enough dialogue to fully develop each warrior.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Elio (2025) Lee Zumpe “Elio” has a relatable theme, it’s sweet and funny, and it offers insights into how to mend dysfunctional relationships.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
In Vitro (2024) Lee Zumpe For such an inconspicuous production, “In Vitro” is a clever, disturbing sci-fi thriller that invites viewers to ponder the ethical considerations of biotechnology as well as issues of coercive control and domestic abuse.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Lee Zumpe “Jurassic World Rebirth” is a pleasant surprise in the summer movie landscape, offering intense, perfectly executed action sequences as well as compelling characters with evocative backstories.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman (2025) Lee Zumpe The film’s competing priorities occasionally encumber the plot, but not enough to keep this fun, heartfelt superhero yarn from eventually coalescing into an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Best Wishes to All (2024) Lee Zumpe It is a frightening, thought-provoking critique of the modern world more haunting than any ghost story.
Posted Aug 04, 2025  Edit critic review
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